United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urged dialogue between warring parties in eastern Congo on Saturday at an African Union summit, hours after Rwanda-backed M23 entered the northern suburbs of the provincial capital Bukavu.

United Nations (UN)  chief Antonio Guterres on Saturday demanded the Democratic Republic of Congo's "territorial integrity" be respected and a regional war avoided, at an African summit the day after Rwandan-backed fighters seized a second DRC provincial capital.

The Secretary-General of the United Nations, António Guterres, on Saturday called for dialogue between warring parties in eastern Congo, just hours after Rwanda-backed M23 rebels entered the northern suburbs of the provincial capital,

The UN peacekeeping force in Lebanon has demanded an "immediate" investigation after one of the vehicles was set on fire.

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun vowed to punish the perpetrators of an attack on a United Nations peacekeeping convoy, with authorities set to hold an emergency meeting on Saturday.The UN and Lebanese authorities have condemned Friday's attack,

Lebanese authorities are set to hold an emergency meeting on Saturday after a deputy commander with the UN peacekeeping force in the country was injured during an attack on a convoy taking him to the airport.